Time to start blogging again!!!!

Okay so here is the deal. I really need to start blogging again. I love to keep a journal and lately I have not been very good at it. I realized today that blogging really helped me stay on top of my journaling. I think it helps to know that someone else just might want to read what I write. It gives me a little more motivation to do it. AND the fact that I can print it as well......even better. So here is to a new year of blogging/Journaling!!!!!!

So I am going to start my new years resolution by blogging about our awesome day today!!! Today we got to take our sweet little Lia to court and finalize her adoption. I am posting this more as a memory for me but hopefully you will all enjoy reading about our fun day. Lia has been so sick the past few weeks and I was worried thinking about our big day today knowing how miserable she has been. Last night Jon and our neighbor gave her a sweet blessing and I prayed that she would wake up a happier baby today. Last night didn't go so well but today she was awesome. A blessing, antibiotics and LOTS of ibuprofen helped a lot. She was as happy as she could be and perfect through the whole thing. We finalized at the Farmington court house with Judge Alfen. We had an attorney this time which was really nice cause he did all the work and we just answered his questions. The boys for the most part were on their best behavior and were intrigued by the whole thing. Lia sat on my lap and sucked on my hand and slobbered all over, completely unaware this whole day was for her. It was emotional for us and even our attorney got a little choked up when he asked the boys how they felt about their baby sister. The Judge was awesome and treated us like family and told us how lucky Lia was to be going to such a great family. Really we are the lucky ones to have such a sweet daughter. He also knew my dad which was kind of fun. We had lots of our family there which was so neat. It really is something we have been looking forward to for the past 6 months. Now that we have finalized the adoption we get to take our sweet Lia to the temple and have her sealed to us for eternity. THIS is the best part about adoption. I can't even let myself think about it without getting emotional. I could have only dreamt about this. When we decided to do IVF this was one thing I was sad we would not be able to do. It is so amazing to look back now at all that we went through to get Lia here and now she is going to be ours forever!!!! My heart is so full and I am going to leave it at that before I start to cry. Today was such a great day and I can not wait until Sat!!!!!